Reply by Loren

I’d veneer it too. People are attracted to these planar,cubic pieces. The customer may just want the generalgeometry and function, but the sleek planarity veneeringor painting allows is a big part of the attraction in manycases where people are asking for modern stuff.

You can saw your own veneers thick to work morelike solid wood and get away from the brittle cornersveneered work sometimes has.